Sri Lanka bans fishing after gunboat sinking
Mar. 27 (AFP) - Sri Lanka banned deep-sea fishing off its troubled northern coast from Monday, two days after Tiger rebels blew up a navy gunboat and killed …
Sri Lankan begins probe in to suicide sinking of gunboat
Mar.26 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy Sunday began a probe into a Tamil rebel attack on a gunboat that left eight sailors missing, presumed dead, military officials …
Monitors say gunboat sinking could push Sri Lanka back to war
Mar. 26 (AFP) - Scandinavian truce monitors have said that an alleged Tamil Tiger suicide attack which sank a navy gunboat and killed eight sailors could push …
Eight Sri Lankan sailors presumed dead in Tamil Tiger Suicide blast
Mar. 25 (AFP) - Eight sailors from the Sri Lankan navy were presumed killed Saturday when a group of suspected Tiger rebels blew themselves up and sank a navy …
Tigers say Colombo curbs undoing Swiss talks
Mar 23(AFP) - The Tamil Tiger rebels Thursday accused Sri Lanka of endangering efforts to end ethnic bloodshed by imposing fresh conditions on their political …
Joint Power
Mar. 23 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers had approved a deal for the state-owned Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to team up with India's National …
Rights group concerned about Sri Lanka audit chief
Mar. 23(AFP) - The Asian Human Rights Commission Thursday said it was "gravely concerned" at public criticism of Sri Lanka's audit chief who has exposed …
Re-Shuffle
Mar. 22 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has changed the license fee structure for lubricant operators giving players an option of paying a flat fee or a percentage on …
Growing Money
Mar 22 (LBO) - Lanka Transformers were given a first subsidy payment on Wednesday for generating electricity from trees, under a new scheme to encourage …
Sri Lanka seizes suspected rebel trawler, firefight in Jaffna
Mar. 22 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy detained a fishing trawler operated by suspected Tamil rebels off the island's troubled northern waters Wednesday while troops …
Flagged Off
Mar 21 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Caltex Lanka Lubricants will ship five million litres of lubricant oils into Bangladesh, its first foray into the country and …
Sri Lanka suspends lavish perks of former president
Mar. 21 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has ordered the withdrawal of extra cars and staff serving former president Chandrika Kumaratunga after a complaint …
Sri Lanka navy denies Tiger rebel claim of attack on villages
Mar 216 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy denied a charge by Tamil Tigers Tuesday that it fired indiscriminately at rebel-held villages in the northeast, saying the …
Sri Lanka mock rescue ends in tragedy
Mar 20 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan airforce officer drowned Monday after falling from a helicopter during a search and rescue exercise, officials said. online …
Sri Lanka puts off vote in troubled regions
Mar 20 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's elections department Monday put off for six months scheduled local government polls in the island's embattled northern and eastern …
Not all negative on growth prospects for 2006
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Norway names Middle East expert to head Sri Lanka peace process
Mar. 17 (LBO) – Peace broker Norway Friday named a Middle East expert as Sri Lanka's new special envoy amid fears that the government and the Tamil Tiger …
Government abandons plan to sell Union Place land through open auction
Mar. 16 (LBO) -- The trade ministry had abandoned an earlier plan to sell a prime commercial property in Colombo belonging to a state trading agency by open …
Sri Lankan public servants disrupt work, demanding higher pay
Mar. 16 (LBO) – Hundreds of Sri Lankan public servants marched into the city of Colombo Thursday demanding higher wages as part of a one-day nationwide …
Sri Lanka’s balance of payments records US$100 mn surplus
Mar. 15 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's balance of payments (BOP) has recorded a US$100 million surplus for the two-months to February, the Central Bank said …